Vision Ventures

Vision Ventures (VV) is a corporate venture capital firm established in Saudi Arabia and is one of Sahara Net’s Group of companies. We invest in innovative startups in the seed and early stage helping startups realize their dreams and making a difference.

Our Vision

We are a young and energetic team that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gave us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. Our Sahara Net group of companies provides for a mature backbone upon which startup companies can benefit from immediate access to a strong customer base, excellent market presence through our 8 offices across the Kingdom and UAE. We are able to provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, expansion strategy, and more…

Areas of Interest

We have three areas of investment

Cloud and Mobile

This is an area where we have a lot of experience and therefore can provide a great deal of support and guidance to the startups we invest in. Some of the top areas we focus on are:

Cloud and SaaS

Marketing

Gaming

Big Data

Analytics

Smart Transportation

mobility solutions, aerospace and defense solutions and businesses with technology. This is a very promising area where we see relatively longer term returns with less risk. This area is interesting as we would like to acquire more technology and believe the future is poised for a lot of changes in transportation.

Autonomous technologies

Drones

Military and Defense

Aero planes

eCommerce and Cyber Security

and its complete eco-system including logistics, payment, eCommerce platforms and enablement:

FinTech

ePayments

eCommerce

Logistics

Cyber Security

Investment Strategy

VV invests in early stage Startups specifically in the Seed and Round A. We adapt general VC terms and conditions to invest in Startups either through direct equity or convertible notes. Moreover, we take an active role on the Board to provide further management and operational support to the Startup.

However, we don’t limit ourselves to these specialization areas and keep an open mind about opportunities that add value to our portfolio and create meaningful and value-added synergies.

Readiness of Startup

We are willing to support the startup who has the following criteria:

Incorporated

Incorporated or will be incorporated very soon

MVP

Availability of MVP at least

Team

Prefer to invest in a team

Passion

Founders/Team should be passionate about what they do

Full time

Must be available to the business full time

Added-Value

VV brings to startups a combined team experience of over 90 years in IT, Internet, Cloud, Startups, Investment and M&A. It also brings its wide connections both with potential customers, partners and investors.

Experience

Over 90 years of regional and international experience

Support

Support in multiple areas such as Operational, Marketing, Management and more

Access

Access to customers through existing customer base and offices in Saudi Arabia and Dubai

Internationality

Access to follow-up investments and international markets when needed

Meet Our Team

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kais-al-essa-2085a512/

Kais Al-Essa

Founding Partner

Vision Venture Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/haithamabuaisha/

Haitham Bu-Aisha

Founding Partner

Vision Venture Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-al-amad-a7aa172a/

Mohammed Al-Amad

Managing Partner

Vision Venture Capital

https://www.linkedin.com/in/el-ghali-cherrat-96718614/

El Ghali Cherrat

Managing Partner

Vision Venture Capital

Advisory Board

Adviser 1

Adviser roles

Vision Venture Capital

Adviser 2

Adviser roles

Vision Venture Capital

Portfolio

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